How do you use registers to exchange two pieces of text?

Q: How do you use registers to exchange two pieces of text?

`"adiw then move, "aP and diw` Delete the first word into register `a` with `"adiw`, move to the second word, paste register `a` before with `"aP`, then delete the remaining original.

Answer

"adiw then move, "aP and diw

Explanation

Delete the first word into register a with "adiw, move to the second word, paste register a before with "aP, then delete the remaining original.

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